MARKETS
ABORIGINAL ART & CULTURE WORKSHOPS 10:30am till 5pm :: 2 November 2014 :: Bare Island La Perouse 10:30 till 1pm - Spearhead Cultural Connections
$90 per person for one day workshop incl materials. Spear making is a traditional Aboriginal skill and important cultural activity linked to survival. Dean Kelly of Warada Kinship will share his knowledge and skills with workshop participants about the manufacturing and creation of this ancient tool/weapon. He will also explain where the spear came from and how it has evolved and continues to hold and set the direction for life’s journey and how its form can be used to continually set and achieve your intended goals.
11.30 - 12.30 Catch N Cook
12:30 FREE TALK History in a Photo by Dr Peter Yanada McKenzie
$20 per person fishing gear and bait incl. Learn about life growing up by the sea as a young aboriginal person while being taught how to fish with the Catch N Cook fishing program.
11.30pm & 1pm Kiris An Taran Dance
Torres Strait Islander Dance Group - Kiris An Taran - performing at this months Blak Markets
1.30, 2.45 & 4pm
Byra’s Bush Tucker Talk
$15 per person Brya’s Bush Tucker talk takes you through the many uses Aboriginal people made of plants including food medicine and artefacts. Talks last 45 minutes.
Smoking Ceremony
1pm
free poetry, tarot readings, bush tucker infused meals and markets to sample
To book any of the events visit www.firsthandsolutions.org. All profits will go towards running a Back to the Bush program for Aboriginal youth at risk run by First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation.